Quotes about mistake
mistake successful greed
... Don't mistake any of this for altruism...Fear and greed just doesn't work. If you want to be successful, quality and service just works better. Larry Ellison
mistake errors littles
In some ways, getting away from the headquarters and having a little time to reflect allows you to find errors in your strategy. You get to rethink things. Often, that helps me correct a mistake that I made or someone else is about to make. Larry Ellison
mistake decision done
I greatly admire GE, their utterly ruthlessly focused management, to get the cost out and get this integration done.’ Okay, we may make a few mistakes along the way but we are not going to waste any time.' They make decisions; they are incredibly disciplined and focused. Larry Ellison
mistake humility views
The scientific method," Thomas Henry Huxley once wrote, "is nothing but the normal working of the human mind." That is to say, when the mind is working; that is to say further, when it is engaged in corrrecting its mistakes. Taking this point of view, we may conclude that science is not physics, biology, or chemistry--is not even a "subject"--but a moral imperative drawn from a larger narrative whose purpose is to give perspective, balance, and humility to learning. Neil Postman
mistake mind scientific-method
'The scientific method,' Thomas Henry Huxley once wrote, 'is nothing but the normal working of the human mind.' That is to say, when the mind is working; that is to say further, when it is engaged in correcting its mistakes. Neil Postman
mistake believe political
Make no mistake about it: the labeling of someone's language as 'sexist' involves a political judgment and implies the desirability of a particular sociological doctrine. One may be in favor of that doctrine (as I believe I am) but it is quite another matter to force writers by edicts and censorship into accepting it. Neil Postman
mistake blessing technology
It is a mistake to suppose that any technological innovation has a one-sided effect. Every technology is both a burden and a blessing; not either-or, but this-and-that. Neil Postman
mistake busy great-things
You can learn great things from your mistakes when you aren’t busy denying them. Stephen Covey
mistake two government
From 1967, all the Israeli governments continued making two big mistakes: occupation and settlement in the territories. Stephane Hessel
mistake home shoes
So, I understand when they make a mistake and everyone at home is throwing their shoe at the television set. Vanna White
mistake my-mistakes learn-from-my-mistakes
Learn from my mistakes and you don't have to make them yourself. Vanilla Ice
mistake global-warming fatal-mistakes
What is concisely referred to as global warming, is a fatal mistake of the present time. Vaclav Klaus
mistake school law
Make no mistake about it: Law school is not a bastion of intellectual discourse. Tucker Max
mistake optimistic medicine
All around the dining hall, you can feel the rejuvenating effect that a good meal can bring on. The way it can make people kinder, funnier, more optimistic, and remind them it's not a mistake to go on living. It's better than any medicine. Suzanne Collins
mistake thinking political
I think we are making a mistake, a very big mistake if we look at what we call the Arab Awakening only by looking at the whole dynamics in political and not in economic terms. Tariq Ramadan
mistake mind mouths
Mind your own Brazilian!" The words fly out of my mouth before I can stop them. Oops. OK. The trick when you've said something embarrassing by mistake is to pretend nothing happened. Sophie Kinsella
mistake lessons ive-learned
If I've learned one lesson from all that's happened to me, it's that there is no such thing as the biggest mistake of your existence. There's no such thing as ruining your life. Life's a pretty resilient thing, it turns out. Sophie Kinsella
mistake pride men
All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride. Sophocles
mistake thinking views
Is there water still on Mars? I don't have a view on that because we don't have good data to answer that question. One of the biggest mistakes you can make if you're a scientist is to think you know the answer, or wish for a certain answer, before you actually have it. Steve Squyres
mistake player thinking
Coaching to me is correcting mistakes and trying to get your players to think. If raising your voice occasionally gets them to think better, then that's called coaching. Steve Spurrier
mistake love-is sometimes
The poets continually and sometimes wilfully mistake love. Love is the old slaughterer. Stephen King
mistake knitting consequence
It's only knitting and it's one of the few times in your life when there are no bad consequences to a mistake. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
mistake differences knitting
The only difference between an experienced knitter and new knitter is that the experienced knitter makes bigger mistakes faster. Be bold; there are no terrible consequences in knitting. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
mistake war vietnam
The war in Vietnam I thought a dreadful mistake. Stephen Ambrose
mistake next javelin
I had one good racket, a Wilson Javelin. It was my favorite racket, and I made the mistake of putting it next to the heater. It just got so hot that it melted. Stefan Edberg
mistake stupid thinking
Of course, everybody makes mistakes, and we've all been young and stupid. But people need to have a sense of respect, particularly in this business, because hundreds of people are ready to take your place at any time. Maybe some people should think about that. Sophia Bush
mistake thinking life-is
Generally, I like making my own mistakes and learning from them because that's what I think life is about. Taylor Momsen
mistake role-models rooms
There's room for role models who make mistakes. Taylor Swift
mistake pity
It's a mistake to confuse pity with love. Stanley Kubrick
mistake style age
Your personal style should evolve with age. To say you want the same style at 25 as at 45 is a mistake. Stacy London
mistake moving hands
No mistakes, I'd promised myself that i would make no mistakes, no matter how minimal they seemed. if i held her hand, i would only want more - another insignificant touch, another move closer to her. i could feel that. a new kind of desire was growing in me, working to override my self-control. no mistakes. Stephenie Meyer
mistake silly guessing
You’re not making my mistakes, Bella. You sound like you’re scared silly, and I’m guessing it’s because you’re afraid of me. Stephenie Meyer
mistake thinking government
I think it's a mistake to view North Korea as a government. It really is more like a criminal syndicate. Marco Rubio